LinkedIn

[Rob Zombie]

Wow this has opened a can of worms

See I'm not a fan of social networkin sites like Facebook or twitter however anything that helps you along with your professional career in my eyes is a win.... As a lot of people say...it's about who you know... Well it is in a lot of places anyway .... And it does what it's meant to do well...

[Sam]

the answers on facebook not helpful then 

I am not friends with too many 'profesional people' on facebook so thought I would post on here instead as you are all... erm ... elderly wise

No offence, but with a headline like that, just proves what I've been saying.

It's all self awarding, self gratification. Anyone can enter what they like and anyone'll believe it.

Erm... do you understand how getting work happens? Your not going to get a job with the strapline 'im a massive wayne kerr at times and do like a beer now and then' but you will with 'I'm a young but experienced...', you sell yourself. Putting yourself on a plinth with your badges on and waiting to be shot down is a pretty good way of building a reputation for what you do.

[Ant1981]

Erm... do you understand how getting work happens? Your not going to get a job with the strapline 'im a massive wayne kerr at times and do like a beer now and then' but you will with 'I'm a young but experienced...', you sell yourself. Putting yourself on a plinth with your badges on and waiting to be shot down is a pretty good way of building a reputation for what you do.

Yes, CV's, job adverts, apply, they look at CV.

Do you?

[Sam]

Erm... do you understand how getting work happens? Your not going to get a job with the strapline 'im a massive wayne kerr at times and do like a beer now and then' but you will with 'I'm a young but experienced...', you sell yourself. Putting yourself on a plinth with your badges on and waiting to be shot down is a pretty good way of building a reputation for what you do.

Yes, CV's, job adverts, apply, they look at CV.

Do you?

And at the top of your CV you put a description of yourself, which if you want a job is normally a fairly positive statement bigging yourself up... which is what the header on linkedin is all about

[Ant1981]

Erm... do you understand how getting work happens? Your not going to get a job with the strapline 'im a massive wayne kerr at times and do like a beer now and then' but you will with 'I'm a young but experienced...', you sell yourself. Putting yourself on a plinth with your badges on and waiting to be shot down is a pretty good way of building a reputation for what you do.

Yes, CV's, job adverts, apply, they look at CV.

Do you?

And at the top of your CV you put a description of yourself, which if you want a job is normally a fairly positive statement bigging yourself up... which is what the header on linkedin is all about

No it's not. People are forver going onto Linkedin to sniff their own arses.

[Sam]

Erm... do you understand how getting work happens? Your not going to get a job with the strapline 'im a massive wayne kerr at times and do like a beer now and then' but you will with 'I'm a young but experienced...', you sell yourself. Putting yourself on a plinth with your badges on and waiting to be shot down is a pretty good way of building a reputation for what you do.

Yes, CV's, job adverts, apply, they look at CV.

Do you?

And at the top of your CV you put a description of yourself, which if you want a job is normally a fairly positive statement bigging yourself up... which is what the header on linkedin is all about

No it's not. People are forver going onto Linkedin to sniff their own arses.

I give up. Does anyone have anything productive to say?

[damien010685]

I find it good mate I work in the oil industry Sam and as I previously said I have been contacted several times my previous job was found threw this and my current job has also been found via linkedin and this is the sole purpose I use it for basically online cv and job experience portfolio and seems to work..... Not used like ant describes to sniff my arse.. Regularly get job propositions so if that's what your looking for give it a bash

[R32UK]

And at the top of your CV you put a description of yourself, which if you want a job is normally a fairly positive statement bigging yourself up... which is what the header on linkedin is all about

No it's not. People are forver going onto Linkedin to sniff their own arses.

Dont assume we all do what you do. It serves a purpose and does it well. If you think that the millions of people on there are wrong.... then you need to stop sniffing arses.

[Ant1981]

And at the top of your CV you put a description of yourself, which if you want a job is normally a fairly positive statement bigging yourself up... which is what the header on linkedin is all about

No it's not. People are forver going onto Linkedin to sniff their own arses.

Dont assume we all do what you do. It serves a purpose and does it well. If you think that the millions of people on there are wrong.... then you need to stop sniffing arses.

I don't do it. I'm not that self loving, unsure of myself to keep going 'oooooh look at meeeeee'.

[Steve_PD]

You'll be having fun when you leave the RAF...